There are very few things an ex from more than a decade ago can do to still make you upset. Performance artist Harriet Richardson, 30, might have just cracked that particular code when she decided to tattoo the names of her 14 exes’ mothers on her ribcage and then posted it on Instagram.
If the point of art is attention, Richardson certainly hit that particular mark. Online, people were a mixture of confused, irritated or inspired to make jokes about this lifelong commitment. We’ve seen all manner of arts, from robot-created art to bananas stuck to the wall with duct tape. Art — as it exists in the 21st century — is not to be understood by everyone. It’s meant to inspire conversation.
